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Mana ement of Herita e Places

Gestion des Sites Patrimoniaux

e er ma que ema c or s oPetra, Jordan-ie 17-19 Mai 2010


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WORLD HERITAGE SITE

THE WORLD HERITAGE

CONVENTION AND

Representative of UNESCO in Jordan

EUROMED HERITAGE 4 Workshop

17th May 2010, Petra


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World Herita e Convention

sites which, because of their exceptional qualities,can be considered to have outstanding universal

value

The Convention aims at the identification,

protection, conservation, presentation and

transmission to future generations of cultural andnatural heritage of outstanding universal value.


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How the Convention mana es sites: World Herita e Committee

World Heritage Fund (Both have been in operationsince 1976)

List of World Heritage in Danger

The Operational Guidelines States Parties to the Convention are encouraged to

ensure the participation of stakeholders (including sitemana ers local &re ional overnments localcommunities, NGOs, etc) in the identification, nominationand protection of World Heritage properties


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Ma or functions of the Committee

Examine the state of conservation of properties

Moving sites to List of World Heritage in Danger

Determine how to use the resources of the World


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Protection and Mana ementAll ro erties must have:

Long-term legislative, regulatory, institutional and/ortraditional protection and management

Delineated boundaries.

Defined buffer zone (where necessary) Legislative and regulatory measures in place to assure

its protection against development

system

Policy for sustainable usage


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Case stud Petra:

Heritage Site in 1985 for itsunique values:

Cultural, Ecological, Geological,

Socio-anthropological

Inhabited from Epi-paleolithic

into modern times


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Petra: WH site

Basin

Siq


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Petra boundaries

Petra Region

Park


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Petra Mana ement Histor : US National Parks Service -Master Plan for the

Protection & Use of the Petra National Park (1968) UNESCO- Petra National Park Management Plan

(1994)

US/ICOMOS - Management Analysis &ecommen at ons or t e etra or er tage te

(1996)

-(2000)


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Petra Le islative Histor

Antiquities Law (No. 21)

and in 2005 it developed into the Petra Regional

Authority acquired its own law (No. 15)

2007 Petra Archeological Park by-law created

(PDTRA)


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Main Recommendations of UNESCO

anagemen an or e ra

Definition of boundar & buffer zone

Clear tourism strategy (carrying capacity, visitorservices, sanitary facilities, circulation, etc)

Urban planning (inside & outside the Park)

Land-use plan

Petra still does not have an endorsed

management plan, nor clearly definedboundaries.


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Main Risks to Petra

Geological

Man-made

-

Animal management


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Geolo ical Risk

First recorded

earthquake in363 AD

Average of 8

earthquakes each

month

Siq 2 incidents in

2009

ne a en

tomb facade

2010


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Si

or on t e

stabilization of the rock

International Assistant

for assessment of

eolo ical risk in Si


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Water flow

Mainvisitor trail


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Flood Risk

Deterioration of

Nabataean watermanagement

DOA preventive

measures: Bab alq am; wa er

management in siq;

drainage in

theatre; and Wadi

Mataha gabions.

Every year lives

are lost

Petra National Trust



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Man-made Risks -

767,000 visitors in 2009 (850, 000 in2008)

High seasons April and October

Animal Management horse drawn carriages/ over-grazing

results in loss of top-soil and greater

risk of floods


Visitor, vehicle and animal circulation

Current plans to exit visitors through

Wadi Tukomaniya: impact on the site

and path of floods Petra National Trust


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Risk-Ma in artnershi June 2010

Partnershi with RLICC Leuven Universit Jordan

University, and Al Hussein University, DOA, PDTRA,PAP and UNESCO

Learning experience

Mapping risks that face visitors and the site:

Visitor experience; Carrying capacity; State ofconservation; Facilities/ services available; Animalservices Sho in outlets Vendor information


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Current Challen es

reduce the impact of tourism on the site andincrease visitor enjoyment (eg: new exit route for

visitors; solar panels on kiosks; electronic ticketing

system, etc). However the challenge is always to maintain a

balance between the protection of the site, and the

requirements of tourism.


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